bödene
/bødene/ · plural bödenele
quail, a small short-tailed game bird of fields and meadows
- bödene tuzaqğa tüşdü — the quail fell into the snare
- çallıqlada bödenele jırlaydıla — quails sing in the stubble fields
- bödene hansha siŋŋença — like a quail vanishing into the grass
- bödeneni awazı — the call of the quail
- bödene ariw jırlaydı — the quail sings beautifully
- bödenele köbdüle — the quails are many
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bödenethe quail | bödenemmy quail | bödeneŋyour quail | bödenesihis quail | bödenebizour quail | bödenegizyou all's quail | bödeneleritheir quails |
| Genitive | bödenenithe quail's | bödenemimy quail's | bödeneŋiyour quail's | bödenesinihis quail's | bödenebizniour quail's | bödenegizniyou all's quail's | bödenelerinitheir quails' |
| Accusative | bödenenithe quail (as the object) | bödenemimy quail (as the object) | bödeneŋiyour quail (as the object) | bödenesinhis quail (as the object) | bödenebizniour quail (as the object) | bödenegizniyou all's quail (as the object) | bödenelerintheir quails (as the object) |
| Dative | bödenegeto the quail | bödenemeto my quail | bödeneŋeto your quail | bödenesineto his quail | bödenebizgeto our quail | bödenegizgeto you all's quail | bödenelerineto their quails |
| Locative | bödenedein / at the quail | bödenemdein / at my quail | bödeneŋdein / at your quail | bödenesindein / at his quail | bödenebizdein / at our quail | bödenegizdein / at you all's quail | bödenelerindein / at their quails |
| Ablative | bödenedenfrom the quail | bödenemdenfrom my quail | bödeneŋdenfrom your quail | bödenesindenfrom his quail | bödenebizdenfrom our quail | bödenegizdenfrom you all's quail | bödenelerindenfrom their quails |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bödenelethe quails | bödenelerimmy quails | bödeneleriŋyour quails | bödenelerihis quails | bödeneleribizour quails | bödenelerigizyou all's quails | bödeneleritheir quails |
| Genitive | bödenelenithe quails' | bödenelerimimy quails' | bödeneleriŋiyour quails' | bödenelerinihis quails' | bödeneleribizniour quails' | bödenelerigizniyou all's quails' | bödenelerinitheir quails' |
| Accusative | bödenelenithe quails (as the object) | bödenelerimimy quails (as the object) | bödeneleriŋiyour quails (as the object) | bödenelerinhis quails (as the object) | bödeneleribizniour quails (as the object) | bödenelerigizniyou all's quails (as the object) | bödenelerintheir quails (as the object) |
| Dative | bödenelegeto the quails | bödenelerimeto my quails | bödeneleriŋeto your quails | bödenelerineto his quails | bödeneleribizgeto our quails | bödenelerigizgeto you all's quails | bödenelerineto their quails |
| Locative | bödeneledein / at the quails | bödenelerimdein / at my quails | bödeneleriŋdein / at your quails | bödenelerindein / at his quails | bödeneleribizdein / at our quails | bödenelerigizdein / at you all's quails | bödenelerindein / at their quails |
| Ablative | bödeneledenfrom the quails | bödenelerimdenfrom my quails | bödeneleriŋdenfrom your quails | bödenelerindenfrom his quails | bödeneleribizdenfrom our quails | bödenelerigizdenfrom you all's quails | bödenelerindenfrom their quails |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bödeneleri can mean "his / her quails", "their quail", or "their quails" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bödenenikithe quail's one | bödenenikilethe quail's ones | bödenelenikithe quails' one | bödenelenikilethe quails' ones |
| Genitive | bödenenikiniof the quail's one | bödenenikileniof the quail's ones | bödenelenikiniof the quails' one | bödenelenikileniof the quails' ones |
| Accusative | bödenenikinthe quail's one (as the object) | bödenenikilenithe quail's ones (as the object) | bödenelenikinthe quails' one (as the object) | bödenelenikilenithe quails' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | bödenenikineto the quail's one | bödenenikilegeto the quail's ones | bödenelenikineto the quails' one | bödenelenikilegeto the quails' ones |
| Locative | bödenenikindein / at the quail's one | bödenenikiledein / at the quail's ones | bödenelenikindein / at the quails' one | bödenelenikiledein / at the quails' ones |
| Ablative | bödenenikindenfrom the quail's one | bödenenikiledenfrom the quail's ones | bödenelenikindenfrom the quails' one | bödenelenikiledenfrom the quails' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.